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WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is focused on making his name in America but he also wants to bring the big names across the ocean. Khan wants to fight in England at the end of the July and then return to the United States in the fall. Khan made his American debut last Saturday in New York's Madison Square Garden. He stopped Paulie Malignaggi in eleven rounds.
The new kid on the heavyweight block, Tomasz Adamek, could be in the market for a clash with former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. The near 48-year-old Holyfield came back to the ring in April to knock Francois Botha out in eight rounds. Many believe he was robbed of a win against then WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in 2008.
WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, to this day, thinks Manny Pacquiao is running away from a trilogy meeting. They fought to a controversial draw in 2004 and Pacquiao won a controversial split-decision in the 2008 rematch. Marquez is preparing for his rematch with Juan Diaz on July 31.
Junior welterweight Victor Ortiz is ready for the challenge of WBA champion Amir Khan. The two fighters showcased their skills in an HBO televised doubleheader last Saturday at New York's Madison Square Garden. Ortiz dominated ex-champion Nate Campbell for ten rounds in the co-feature. Khan appeared in the main event and punished Paulie Malignaggi until the fight was stopped in the eleventh round.
According to multiple reports in New Zealand, heavyweight Shane Cameron (24-2, 20KOs) is dropping down to cruiserweight for a potential shot at IBO champion Danny Green (29-3, 26KOs) in the fall. Cameron plans shed some weight to fight at cruiserweight on the undercard of Green's next title defense set to take place in July. If they both win, Cameron says a fight is being negotiated for the fall.
Unbeaten super middleweight prospect and Olympic gold medal winner James DeGale is giving Carl Froch a real chance to stop the iron-chinned Arthur Abraham in the fall, but says it won't be an easy task. Froch takes on Abraham in the third stage of Showtime's Super Six Boxing Classic. DeGale had previously picked Mikkel Kessler to win a close decision over Froch in Denmark.
Promoter Lou DiBella hinted that former junior welterweight Paulie Malignaggi might be done after Saturday's eleven round TKO loss to Amir Khan. DiBella thought Malignaggi showed a lot of heart by being able to hang in there and take punishment for eleven rounds.
Trainer Freddie Roach is predicting a dominating win when Amir Khan defends his WBA junior welterweight title against mandatory Marcos Maidana. After Khan dominated Paulie Malignaggi on Saturday at New York's Madison Square Garden, he called for a fight with Maidana.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has not given up on a potential rematch between Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins. Their fight in April 2008 saw Calzaghe get knocked down in the first round, but he staged a workman-like rally in the late rounds to win a close split decision. Calzaghe retired early last year. Hopkins has won three times since the loss, and that includes one-sided wins over Kelly Pavlik and Roy Jones Jr.
Colombian puncher Breidis Prescott is ready for another crack at Amir Khan. He knocked Khan out in 54-seconds back in 2008. Prescott, now a junior welterweight, is ready to fight Khan next. The Brit is being lined up to make a ring return in England in the month of July. Prescott snapped a two-fight losing streak when he knocked out Jason Davis in three rounds on Saturday at New York's Madison Square Garden, where Khan dominated Paulie Malignaggi in the main event.